Tavis Smiley

Galen Druke, host of the nonpartisan podcast “GD Politics,” gives a data-driven look at the 2026 midterm elections and beyond, considering the impact of ICE-related violence and racist videos.

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White House correspondent Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey gives an update on Democrats meeting the funding deadline for the Department of Homeland Security.

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Jalyn Hall, who played Emmett Till in the film “Till” and now stars in the new Tracy Morgan series “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins,” reflects on his rising career at just 19.

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L. Michelle Smith, author, executive coach, and host of “The Culture Soup Podcast” and the Substack podcast “Her Next Power Move,” dives into her latest text, “Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons From the Black Church.”

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White House correspondent Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey gives an update on Democrats meeting the funding deadline for the Department of Homeland Security.

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Pete Buttigieg, former Transportation Secretary and Mayor of South Bend, IN, is in studio to talk about the Hoosier state’s redistricting pushback and the Democratic Party strategy for the midterms.

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Cecily Myart-Cruz, president of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), is in the studio, along with Max Arias, executive director of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99, with an update on plans to strike amid contentious contract negotiations.

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Dylan Rodríguez, UC Riverside professor and co-director of the Center for Ideas and Society, returns to opine on the “Abolish ICE” movement and whether it will sway voters in this year’s midterm elections.

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Leading public intellectual, author, scholar and special contributor Dr. Cornel West gives his analysis on racism in America and more.

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Medaria “Rondo” Arradondo, former Minneapolis police chief, shares his thoughts on ICE operations in Minneapolis and how the city can move forward.

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